Radiohead tour adds shows in SoCal and Mexico

Band to precede Coachella dates with shows in Santa Barbara & San Jose

Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs as a special guest on the Park Stage at the 2012 Glastonbury Music Festival in England. He and Radiohead will perform April 14 and 21 at Coachella, preceded by shows in Santa Barbara and San Jose. The band will also do two Mexico City concerts in between it Coachella tour stops. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
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Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs as a special guest on the Park Stage at the 2012 Glastonbury Music Festival in England. He and Radiohead will perform April 14 and 21 at Coachella, preceded by shows in Santa Barbara and San Jose. The band will also do two Mexico City concerts in between it Coachella tour stops. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
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This should come as good news to devoted fans who like to catch as many Radiohead show on a tour as they can. It may also offer a reprieve for fans unable to attend Coachella, where Radiohead will perform April 14 and 21. he five-man band, which will be augmented by an additional drummer on this tour, will also perform April 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose and April 12 at the comparatively intimate Santa Barbara County Bowl.

Tickets for the San Jose concert go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday. Tickets for the Santa Barbara concert go on sale 11 a.m. January 21. Further information is available at radiohead.com/tourdates

Really devoted fans can also consider catching the band's two Mexico City concerts on April 17 and 18, and which are book-ended by the band's Coachella shows.

The addition of Radiohead concerts before and in between its two Coachella dates suggests that other Coachella artists may be adding SoCal shows in the same time period. What remains to be seen is how many, if any, of those will be in San Diego and whether they will boost or dilute excitement for Coachella itself. Stay tuned for updates.